(Spring Lake Park Reserve, Dakota Co.) Sat., 7-10:30 AM
red-shouldered hawk(s)--two nice looks, circling over the open fields by
the main gate and next to the parking lot
also Cooper's hawk(s) over the north trail, between some evergreens and
some deciduous trees in a ravine--may be nesting in the evergreens,
judging by the agitated response to our presence
flushed a flock of about 10 thrushes, at least some of them identified
as hermit, feeding in some evergreens
yellow-rumped warblers
ruby-crowned kinglets
tree swallows and barn swallows
sparrows: field, song, chipping; juncos
a pair of wood ducks in trees on the bluff south of the pavilion
osprey over the Mississippi
killdeer in flight over the fields
cowbirds; plus all the usual
heard meadowlarks on the way out of the park, but not the usual bluebirds
Linda Whyte